Kauffman Foundation

According to a study led by the Kauffman Foundation, the Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan – the group of the region’s four key business accelerators, Ann Arbor Spark, Automation Alley, the Macomb-OU Incubator and TechTown — have created more than 1,000 jobs and invested approximately $18 million in hundreds of start-up companies while securing more than $101.2 million in additional capital, a 6-to-1 investment ratio.